Atlanta Miles for Melanoma 5K

Atlanta Miles for Melanoma 5K is a Melanoma Research Foundation event held in Dunwoody, Georgia, on November 8, 2026. Two options start together at 7:30 a.m.: a 5K for runners and a one-mile route for walkers. Splitting the field that way lets people who want to race and people who want to take part at walking pace share the same start line without getting in each other's way.

An early start suits the 5K well, since the distance rewards a proper warm-up more than most: fifteen minutes of easy jogging plus a few short accelerations before the gun will do more for your time than anything else on the day. If you are chasing a personal best, six to eight weeks with two quality sessions a week, one of short repeats and one steadier tempo, is the standard approach. The mile walk needs no preparation at all.